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Altered Lives, Enduring Community
Japanese Americans Remember Their World War II Incarceration
Stephen S. Fugita and Marilyn Fernandez
Altered Lives, Enduring Community examines the long-term effects on Japanese Americans of their World War II experiences: forced removal from their Pacific Coast homes, incarceration in desolate government camps, and ultimate resettlement. As part of Seattle's Densho: Japanese American Legacy Project, the authors collected interviews and survey data from Japanese Americans now living in King County, Washington, who were imprisoned during World War II. Their clear-eyed, often poignant account presents the contemporary, post-redress perspectives of former incarcerees on their experiences and the consequences for their life course.
Using descriptive material that personalizes and contextualizes the data, the authors show how prewar socioeconomic networks and the specific characteristics of the incarceration experience affected Japanese American readjustment in the postwar era. Topics explored include the effects of incarceration and resettlement on social relationships and community structure, educational and occupational trajectories, marriage and childbearing, and military service and draft resistance. The consequences of initial resettlement location and religious orientation are also examined.
Stephen S. Fugita is distinguished professor of psychology and ethnic studies, Santa Clara University, and coauthor of Japanese American Ethnicity: The Persistence of Community. Marilyn Fernandez is associate professor and chair of sociology, Santa Clara University.
Series: The Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The Pre-World War II Community
3. The Incarceration
4. Military Service and Resistance
5. Resettlement
6. Marriage and Family Formation
7. Occupational Patterns
8. Religion and Making Sense of the Incarceration
9. Looking Back
Appendixes
Notes
Glossary
References
Index
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Pub Date:
2004
ISBN:
PAPER:
0-295-98381-7
978-0-295-98381-3
Price:
Paper: $24.95s
Subject Listing:
Asian American Studies, World War II, Internment
Bibliographic information:
288 pp., 23 halftones, tables, notes, glossary, bibliog., index, 6" x 9"
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